Example sentences of "[verb] for [art] duration [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was possible that he would be detained and interned for the duration of the war which now seemed only hours or days away . |
| 2 | Their house was attacked by a mob and the family were interned for the duration of the war as ‘ enemy aliens ’ . |
| 3 | The Law society is seeking a ten year term for the contract , with some crucial provisions entrenched so that they can not be altered for the duration of the contract , except with the Society 's agreement . |
| 4 | Protection is given for the duration of the term , which must be for at least six months , with prior prescribed notice . |
| 5 | This is because the housing element within the grant is calculated for the duration of the academic year ( continuous from beginning of autumn term until the end of the academic year ) . |
| 6 | Later he forms a close relationship with a friend of his grandfather who is incarcerated for the duration of the war in a prison for black inmates . |
| 7 | Equally , common sense demands that the operated transsexual should not be able to avoid prosecution and conviction for soliciting or importuning , as the case may be , by suddenly adopting for the duration of the trial the prior and now abandoned sex . |
| 8 | A lease might purport to be made for the duration of the war subject to the tenant 's right to determine before the end of the war . |
| 9 | A ceasefire had been agreed for the duration of the Supreme Soviet session , but reports emerged on Nov. 21 of a massacre in a refugee camp in the Tursunzadevsky region , near Dushanbe . |
| 10 | Some 100 000 people were housed for the duration of the war in remote and unpleasant camps in the desert areas of eastern California and Arkansas . |
| 11 | PLEASE NOTE THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE . |
| 12 | A tall French-Canadian and a Japanese-American girl who sat with them had taken the precaution of handing their luggage over to someone in tourist class where the doors were locked for the duration of the journey . |
| 13 | Accused number eight , as Mrs Mandela will be known for the duration of the trial , muttered barely inaudible replies to the magistrate who made sure she was following the proceedings . |
| 14 | Additional routes on which your pass is valid will start in 1992 including a special Rembrandt cruise running for the duration of the Rembrandt Exhibition ( 1st January-1st March 1992 ) . |
| 15 | An attempt to match for the duration of the first and second stages of labour , the use of oxytocin , and the mode of delivery failed . |
| 16 | The remaining covers apply for the duration of the booked holiday plus the period of travel from home to departure point and back home afterwards not exceeding 24 hours in each case . |
| 17 | A scullion ran across with a basket of fresh-cooked meat , taking it to one of the kitchens where it would hang to be cured , diced , salted and stored for the duration of the winter . |
| 18 | Although no specific timescale was announced for the duration of the suspension of co-operation , the Mexican government suggested that it would begin an immediate review of the 1978 extradition treaty with a view to modifying it in such a way as to prohibit further abductions . |
| 19 | when the period ( if any ) fixed for the duration of the company by the articles expires , or the event ( if any ) occurs , on the occurrence of which the articles provide that the company is to be dissolved , and the company in general meeting has passed a resolution requiring it to be wound up voluntarily ; |
| 20 | This relationship lasts for the duration of the Course , unless either party seeks a change . |
| 21 | The tetanus ( 100Hz , 1s ) , delivered for the duration of the bar , resulted in a transient increase in fluorescence . |
| 22 | This officers ' group lasted for the duration of the occupation , which is to say , for six years , though most of its leaders were caught and executed in the course of the war . |
| 23 | A intravenous infusion of 0.9% saline was then begun and after one hour was changed to an infusion of sodium taurocholate , 500 mg/hour ( Calbiochem , La Jolla , CA , USA ) , which was maintained for the duration of the experiment . |
| 24 | Under Polish law , strikers would not be paid for the duration of the stoppages , and the two ministers said that the costs of the strike would drastically reduce the enterprise 's ability to increase wages . |
| 25 | Under Polish law , strikers would not be paid for the duration of the stoppages , and the two ministers said that the costs of the strike would drastically reduce the enterprise 's ability to increase wages . |
| 26 | ‘ You will all be segregated for the duration of the operation , ’ Legion announced to the assembled Project Eden team . |
| 27 | In the days before shops the local people would stock up with goods not available at the weekly market , while those wishing to sell were able to dispose of surplus goods and livestock since the guild monopoly of local trade was suspended for the duration of the fair , so all buying and selling became concentrated at the fairs . |
| 28 | It is here that we do see examples of apparently selfless giving , where the carer 's independent life effectively is suspended for the duration of the caring relationship , which may last many years . |
| 29 | The Anglo-Irish Conference ( bilateral UK-Irish meetings under the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement ) met in London on April 26 and was then suspended for the duration of the all-party talks ; its next session was scheduled for July 16 . |